Journal article
Gastrointestinal carriage of Clostridium difficile in cats and dogs attending veterinary clinics
Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.107(03), pp.659-665
1991
Abstract
Cats and dogs being treated at two veterinary clinics were investigated for gastrointestinal carriage of Clostridium difficile using selective solid and en-richment media. Thirty-two (39.5%) of 81 stool samples yielded C. difficile. There were significant differences in isolation rates between clinics, 61.0% of animals being positive at one clinic compared to 17.5% at the other (Chi-square, P < 0.005). Of 29 animals receiving antibiotics, 15 (52.0%) harboured C. difficile while 11 (23.9%) of 46 animals not receiving antibiotics were positive (Chi-square, P < 0.01). There was no difference in carriage rate between cats (38.1%) and dogs (40.0%). The environment at both veterinary clinics was surveyed for the presence of C. difficile. Fifteen of 20 sites at one clinic were positive compared to 6 of 14 sites at the other clinic. Both cytotoxigenic and noncytotoxigenic isolates of C. difficile were recovered from animals and environmental sites. These findings suggest that household pets may be a potentially significant reservoir of infection with C. difficile.
Details
- Title
- Gastrointestinal carriage of Clostridium difficile in cats and dogs attending veterinary clinics
- Authors/Creators
- T.V. Riley (Author/Creator)J.E. Adams (Author/Creator)G.L. O'Neill (Author/Creator)R.A. Bowman (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Epidemiology and Infection, Vol.107(03), pp.659-665
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Identifiers
- 991005542923107891
- Copyright
- © 1991 Cambridge University Press
- Murdoch Affiliation
- Murdoch University
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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